We’re proud to launch this special episode of our Janno Signal podcast, featuring Sandeep Saib, Senior Business Development Executive at CMS, in time for World Mental Health Day 2024.
Our longstanding partnership with CMS has seen us collaborate on many inspiring projects, including CMS’s This is Me mental health campaign. The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day is ‘It is Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace’ and we couldn't be more grateful to have Sandeep join us to share her personal insights on mental health and wellbeing.
In this special episode, hosted by our very own Head of Podcasts, Sassy Clyde, Sandeep opens up about her own mental health journey, as well as her role as an advocate for mental health and suicide prevention across many groups and organisations. She also shares her thoughts on supporting mental health in the workplace.
This isn’t the first time we've had the pleasure of working with Sandeep - who
guest-edited an edition of our weekly ContentED bulletin in January 2023, where she shared her personal experiences for Time to Talk Day, highlighting the importance of mental health and having much-needed conversations about it, to fight the stigma and discrimination that still exists in today’s world.
Sandeep’s honesty and courage have been inspirational for those navigating their own mental health challenges. We’re really grateful to her for contributing to this crucial conversation once again.
Don’t miss this heartfelt episode, launching today in honour of #WMHD2024. We hope to continue the dialogue on mental health and suicide prevention, making our workplaces and communities more supportive and understanding places for all.
Tune in here, we hope you enjoy the episode.
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Resources:
Crisis support
General emotional support
Samaritans
They offer emotional support for people in a crisis, available 24 hours a day.
Hub of Hope:
Provides a list of organisations within your area who can help with emotional support. They also have information leaflets on a wide range of mental health topics.
Listening Place: Anyone who, for whatever reason feels life is no longer worth living, can find a place with a warm and open listener who will give them time.
Telephone:020 3906 7676
Sane
SANEline is a national out-of-hours mental health helpline offering specialist emotional support, guidance and information to anyone affected by mental illness, including family, friends and carers. They also provide a free text-based support service called Textcare and an online supportive forum community where anyone can share their experiences of mental health.
Telephone: Every day, 4pm to 10pm on 0300 304 7000
Papyrus UK
Charity that offers emotional support to people under 35 who are suicidal. They can also support people who are concerned about someone under 35 who might be suicidal.
Rethink Mental Illness
A non-profit organisation that directly supports almost 60,000 people every year across England in getting through crises, living independently, and realising they are not alone.
Address: 28 Albert Embankment, London, SE1 7GR
Telephone: 0121 522 7007
Suicide&Co
Helps with specific kinds of grief that comes from a variety of personal experiences of losing a loved one to suicide.
Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide
Focuses on peer-led support to adults impacted by suicide loss.
Telephone: 03001115065
Address: Survivors of Bereavement by Suicide National Office, 14-16 New Lawn Road, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7
Email:
admin@uksobs.org
NSPA (National Suicide Prevention Alliance)
The NSPA brings together individuals and organisations who care about suicide prevention. The members take individual and collective action to reduce suicide and support those affected by suicide.
James’ Place Charity
Help for suicidal men in Liverpool, London and Newcastle. James' Place offers free, life-saving treatment for men in suicidal crisis.
The OLLIE Foundation
The OLLIE Foundation is a suicide prevention and well-being charity on an important mission. They provide accessible in-person and online training, events, initiatives and resources to reduce the number of people who feel like suicide is their only option.
Telephone: 07715 311 891
Olly’s Future
Young suicide prevention charity founded in loving memory of Olly Hare.
Mind Charity
Mind's Infoline provides information and support to people experiencing a mental health problem and is open 9am-6pm Mon-Friday except Bank Holidays.
Telephone: 0300 123 3393
Cruse Bereavement Care
Free services - provide support and offer information and guidance in a variety of training services to individuals, companies and organisations.
Telephone: 0808 808 1688
Bereavement Advice Centre
Open from 9am – 5pm.
Telephone: 0800 634 9494
Support after Suicide Partnership
SaSP brings together suicide bereavement organisations and people with lived experience, to give practical and emotional support for anyone bereaved by suicide.
Support and wellbeing recourses for people from racialised communities
Aashna
Therapeutic and learning community of therapists and clients of LGBTQIA+, global majority (collective term for people of Indigenous, African, Asian, and Latina descent), visible and non-visible disability, neurodivergent, working class and care experienced communities.
Bayo
Bayo is a space to find collectives, organisations and services from across the UK that offer mental health and wellbeing support to the Black community
Black, African and Asian Therapy Network
Provides lists of therapists from Black, African, Asian and Caribbean heritage in the UK.
Black Minds Matter
Black Minds Matter have produced resources for Black people around mental health, including where to find culturally appropriate therapy.
Mindfulness Network for People of Colour
Mindfulness Network for People of Colour (MNPC) is a Community Interest Company that helps people work though racialised trauma. They provide resources, grief spaces, grief retreats, and online courses.
Muslim Community Helpline
Confidential, non-judgemental listening and emotional support services for people from Muslim communities.
Southeast and East Asian Centre
Offers mental health support to people of Southeast and East Asian heritage in the UK.
SAHA UK
UK charity addressing health inequalities in South Asian communities. Supporting patients and caregivers to have their voices heard.
Sehhat
To shape the mindset of the Punjabi and South Asian community around Mental health and Suicide.
South Asian Health Foundation
Spark & Co
Spark & Co. is a Community Interest Company dedicated to racialised people and communities. Their website, resource hub and social media content provide tailored education, information and connection for racialised people in the UK, navigating challenging times from the COVID-19 pandemic to the
cost of living crisis.
Taraki
Taraki works with Punjabi communities to shape positive futures in mental health by mobilising awareness, education, application and research.
Other useful resources
‘Talking Faith in Suicide Prevention’ resource
Time to Talk Day resources
Sandeep Saib’s social media and mental health film resources
Health and Wellbeing Apps